Trading Levels and Reports for May 24th – Gold Futures Leading General Market Direction

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1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Economic Reports for Wednesday May 24, 2012

Hello Traders,

I think the leader of the markets these past few trading sessions, have been gold – an example is from today’s trading session when SP lows followed Gold lows by minutes…. Below you will see an hourly chart of the gold market with potential, very short term targets on both a continued bounce as well as in case the longer term down trend resumes.

Personally, I think gold will be trading between 1523 to 1625 for a while , which by itself is a very wide range if I am right and I have been wrong many times before.

When you feel the “heat of the markets” is affecting you and you are in a position, take a step back and ask yourself, “what would I do if I was not in a position currently…”? the answer should help you manage your current position while in a trade.

 

Hourly chart of Gold Futures below for your review:

gce hourly

GOOD TRADING!

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time.

 

2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index

Contract June 2012 SP500 (big & Mini) Nasdaq100 (big & Mini) Dow Jones (big & Mini) Mini Russell Dollar Index
Resistance 3 1349.73 2619.67 12707 790.07 83.09
Resistance 2 1334.27 2586.33 12588 777.83 82.73
Resistance 1 1325.13 2564.67 12527 770.37 82.44
Pivot 1309.67 2531.33 12408 758.13 82.08
Support 1 1300.53 2509.67 12347 750.67 81.79
Support 2 1285.07 2476.33 12228 738.43 81.43
Support 3 1275.93 2454.67 12167 730.97 81.14

 

3. Support & Resistance Levels for Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, and U.S. T-Bonds

Contract June Gold June Euro July Crude Oil June Bonds
Resistance 3 1610.5 1.2814 94.11 150 3/32
Resistance 2 1589.5 1.2752 92.92 149 11/32
Resistance 1 1574.8 1.2671 91.67 148 19/32
Pivot 1553.8 1.2609 90.48 147 27/32
Support 1 1539.1 1.2528 89.23 147 3/32
Support 2 1518.1 1.2466 88.04 146 11/32
Support 3 1503.4 1.2385 86.79 145 19/32


4. Support & Resistance Levels for Corn, Wheat, Beans and Silver

Contract July Corn July Wheat July Beans July Silver
Resistance 3 628.7 681.7 1384.00 2936.3
Resistance 2 619.3 677.8 1375.50 2876.7
Resistance 1 611.4 671.7 1369.00 2827.3
Pivot 602.1 667.8 1360.50 2767.7
Support 1 594.2 661.7 1354.0 2718.3
Support 2 584.8 657.8 1345.50 2658.7
Support 3 576.9 651.7 1339.00 2609.3

This is not a solicitation of any order to buy or sell, but a current market view provided by Cannon Trading Inc. Any statement of facts herein contained are derived from sources believed to be reliable, but are not guaranteed as to accuracy, nor they purport to be complete. No responsibility is assumed with respect to any such statement or with respect to any expression of opinion herein contained. Readers are urged to exercise their own judgment in trading!

5. Economic Reports

source:http://www.forexfactory.com/calendar.php

All times are Eastern time Zone (EST)

Date

4:20pm

Currency

Impact

Detail

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Chart

Thu

May 24

  2:00am

EUR

German Final GDP q/q

0.5%

0.5%

3:00am

EUR

French Flash Manufacturing PMI

47.1

46.9

3:00am

EUR

French Flash Services PMI

45.8

45.2

3:30am

EUR

German Flash Manufacturing PMI

47.1

46.2

3:30am

EUR

German Flash Services PMI

51.9

52.2

4:00am

EUR

German Ifo Business Climate

109.4

109.9

4:00am

EUR

Flash Manufacturing PMI

46.1

45.9

4:00am

EUR

Flash Services PMI

46.9

46.9

8:30am

USD

Core Durable Goods Orders m/m

1.1%

-0.8%

8:30am

USD

Unemployment Claims

372K

370K

8:30am

USD

Durable Goods Orders m/m

0.5%

-4.0%

9:00am

EUR

ECB President Draghi Speaks

9:00am

EUR

BelgiumNBB Business Climate

-10.6

-10.7

10:30am

USD

FOMC MemberDudleySpeaks

10:30am

USD

Natural Gas Storage

77B

61B

1:00pm

USD

FOMC MemberDudleySpeaks

3:00pm

USD

Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks